"flecha" meaning in Portuguese

See flecha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈflɛ.ʃa/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈflɛ.t͡ʃɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: flechas [plural], frecha [alternative, dialectal, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɛʃɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Frankish *fliukkijābor. Vulgar Latin *fleccia Old French flechebor. Old Galician-Portuguese frecha ▲ French flècheinflu. Portuguese flecha Relatinization of earlier frecha (influenced by French flèche), from Old Galician-Portuguese frecha, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:inh|roa-opt:frecha<id:arrow>|:influence|fr:flèche<id:arrow>|id=arrow|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Frankish *fliukkijābor. Vulgar Latin *fleccia Old French flechebor. Old Galician-Portuguese frecha ▲ French flècheinflu. Portuguese flecha, {{der|pt|fr|flèche}} French flèche, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|frecha}} Old Galician-Portuguese frecha, {{der|pt|fro|fleche}} Old French fleche, {{der|pt|la-vul|*fleccia}} Vulgar Latin *fleccia, {{der|pt|frk|*fliukkijā}} Frankish *fliukkijā Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} flecha f (plural flechas)
  1. arrow (projectile) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-flecha-pt-noun-cQREpQbY Categories (other): Archery, Weapons Disambiguation of Archery: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Weapons: 48 22 30
  2. arrow (symbol) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-flecha-pt-noun-hFUoH7bO Categories (other): Archery Disambiguation of Archery: 39 38 23
  3. (architecture) spire Tags: feminine Synonyms (spire): agulha [feminine]
    Sense id: en-flecha-pt-noun-iqJ~QCAf Categories (other): Architectural elements, Pages with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Archery Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 13 71 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 20 12 68 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 70 Disambiguation of Archery: 39 38 23 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'spire': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seta (english: both meanings) Synonyms (arrow): frecha Related terms: arco e flecha, flechada, flechar, flecheira, arco [masculine]
Disambiguation of 'arrow': 50 50 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "tree": "1"
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *plew-\nProto-Indo-European *plewk-der.\nFrankish *fliukkijābor.\nVulgar Latin *fleccia\nOld French flechebor.\nOld Galician-Portuguese frecha\n▲\nFrench flècheinflu.\nPortuguese flecha",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "word": "agulha"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.t͡ʃɐ/",
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        "Northern",
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʃɐ"
    }
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      "word": "frecha"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "translation": "both meanings",
      "word": "seta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flecha"
}
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "arco e flecha"
    },
    {
      "word": "flechada"
    },
    {
      "word": "flechar"
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    {
      "word": "flecheira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "arco"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arrow (projectile)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arrow (symbol)"
      ],
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        [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spire"
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃa/",
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/",
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        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɛ.t͡ʃɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʃɐ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "arrow",
      "word": "frecha"
    },
    {
      "english": "both meanings",
      "translation": "both meanings",
      "word": "seta"
    },
    {
      "sense": "spire",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agulha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flecha"
}

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